DETROIT, MI -- Former Gov. Jennifer Granhom has endorsed state Rep. Rudy Hobbs (D-Southfield) in the race for the congressional seat of U.S. Rep. Gary Peters (D-Bloomfield Twp.), who is running for Senate.

Peters announced in March that he plans to pursue the seat held for more than 30 years by 78-year-old U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, who is retiring next year.

“As governor, I tapped Rudy to advise my office on a number of policy initiatives, including matters of education and economic development initiatives in Michigan’s urban cores,” Granholm said in a statement. “The people of Michigan’s 14th Congressional District would be fortunate to have Rudy, a person who is willing to tackle the tough issues facing our region, state, and nation.”

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Hobbs was a Southfield school board member before becoming an adviser to Granhom's administration.

The 14th Congressional District zigzags awkwardly from Detroit's Delray neighborhood, up to the Grosse Pointes, and then west through Oakland County before stretching north to Pontiac.

There haven't been any major announcements on potential Republican candidates for the seat.